FEPC debate and White House tensions hit Truman era politics
The article criticizes the Southern Conference on Human Welfare for misrepresenting southern sentiment on the FEPC bill and notes discord in the Truman administration. It cites Senator Byrd seeking governors’ views, widespread opposition in the South, Ickes ready to resign over Pauley, and growing friction between Byrnes, the president, and cabinet members.
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North Carolina
Southern Conference On Human Welfare
Washington
Democratic Party
South
Byrd
Virginia
Southern Conference For Human Welfare
FEPC
Senate
Frank Graham
Mr. Truman
Ickes
Ed. Pauley
Navy
Pauley
Byrnes
Congress
Northwest
Samuel I. Rosenman
White House
TVA
Roosevelt
George W. Norris
Tennessee
F.D.R
Sheraton Hotel Plans 65-Room Addition
The article commends the Sheraton Hotel stockholders and directors for plans to add 65 rooms and renovate the existing plant. It urges contractors to begin promptly once materials are secured, citing the project as a greatly needed city asset.
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Sheraton Hotel
The Steel Strike Moves Toward Triple Push Settlement
The steel strike drags into a second week as Washington hinges settlement on revising the wage price formula. The president's proposal of 1811 2 cents aligns with the pattern of wage rises, with industry seeking cost relief and workers demanding higher pay while consumers bear the price.
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Washington
Women drivers less involved in High Point accidents
The Greensboro Daily News notes that women made up over 11 percent of city drivers last month but were only involved in six of 54 traffic accidents. It argues speed, not gender, is the main accident cause and that women generally drive slower than men.
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High Point
Postwar enlistment push aided by GI bill benefits
Adjutant General's Office notes free higher education and in service technical training as top pull factors in the new voluntary enlistment program. Colleges report a surge of dischargees using GI bill provisions, while demobilization peaks and enlistments stay high. Congress extended GI rights to all recruits within a year, widening education benefits to new servicemen.
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Washington
Adjutant General's Office
War Department
Army
Armed Services
Congress
Cen
GI bill educational benefits explained for veterans and students
Advisers urge high school and college entrants to consider a year and a half to three years in the armed forces with free education later. The amended GI bill covers tuition up to a full school year plus monthly stipends for single or married recipients, with 48 months of schooling after three years of service. Benefits extend beyond the three year enlistment and may be taken later at Uncle Sam’s expense.
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Armed Services
Uncle Sam
Himmler's Understudy and Hoover Sparks Editorial Row
The Daily Worker editorial parodies the Hoover name by invoking a smear tactic. It links J Edgar Hoover to foreign agents and accuses federal foes of undermining American democracy and defense against an alien conspiracy.
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Daily Worker
Himmler
Communist Organ
Hoover
England
Combe
Russia
Germany
Mst
J. Hoover
FBI
Unist
Forceful defense of FBI and anti-communist stance in U S politics
By George Sokolsky argues that democracy and prosperity depend on fighting internal subversion. He warns of a communist bloc in Congress and urges a strengthened FBI with broad powers to defend national security and unity.
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France
Europe
House of Representatives
FBI
Congress
America
State Farm Bureau Convention Faces Reconversion Challenges
Cap itol Square Winston Salem hosts a three day convention with leaders from agriculture, labor, and industry. R M Evans of the Federal Reserve warns of rising national income and prices while farmers expect a 10 to 15 percent income drop. James Carey of the CIO advocates higher production with subsidies to keep prices below cost. Governors, business leaders and officials discuss dignity of labor and unified effort, with roads and farm to market needs highlighted as priority for future infrastructure.
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Winston-Salem
State Farm Bureau
R. M. Evans
Federal Reserve Board
James Carey
CIO
Evans
Carey
Jas. G. Hanes
National Association of Manufacturers
Ed O'Neal
National Farm Bureau
J. B. Hutson
Agriculture
John A. Flannagan
Agriculture Committee
House of Reproceneetions
J. Mee
Bureau
Careyes
O'Neal
Winston
Tobacco and politics shape rural concerns in 1940s
Farmers weigh warehouse space and allotment rules for tobacco while local political gossip swirls around district races. The death of Mrs. Coughton sparks talk of Congressman R Coughton’s possible reelection and governors’ candidates emerge among farm bureau members and state legislators.
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Congress
R. Coughton
Ninth
Farm Bureau
L. ¥. Ballentine
Raleigh
John Kerr, Jr
Warrenton
T. J. Pear
Turbulent Criticism Hits Harold Ickes in Interior Fight
A display of Western Progressive anger targets Harold Ickes over his stance on Missouri and Columbia valley authorities and proposed shifts of Bonnesville and Grand Coulee. Critics warn of oil-industry influence and a possible monopoly amid Truman administration tensions.
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Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Missouri and
Columbia Valley
Tennessee Basin
CVA
TVA
Hugh B. Mitchell
Henry M. Johnson
State of Washington
Bonnesville
Grand Coulee
Mr. Ickes
Edwin W. Pauley
California
Navy
Killer
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H. A. Cecil
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Martha Warner
Greensboro Daily News
Dames
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Jack Stinnett
George Sokolsky
United States of America
Asia
Soviet
Freedom of America
J. R Hoover
State Department
Capitol Square
Salem
Chicago
Broughton
Highway Commission
John Taylor
Stokes County
By Lynn Nisbet
Harold L. Ickes
Truman
Henry A. Wallace
Bull Mooser
Commerce
Ralph K. Davis
Standard Oil Company of California
Davis
Missouri and Columbia
Mitchell Johnson
George
Harold
Kleptomaniac
Gifford Pinchot
Forest Service
Interior
Mr. Pinchot
Louis D. Brandeis
Harry Slattery
Taft
Mr. Slattery
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